Duke Jupiter

The fourth album from Rochester, New York rockers Duke Jupiter premieres on CD from Iconoclassic Records. The 1982 album's title was possibly a reference to a hard reset the group had done after spending the late '70s as a larger, occasionally horn-suffused combo on Mercury Records. Duke Jupiter 1 found the group paring down to original members Marshall Styler (vocals/keyboards) and Greg Walker (vocals/guitar) and new additions Rick Ellis on bass (original bassist George Barajas played on parts of the album before his death from a brain tumor that year) and drummer/singer David Corcoran. Promoted with a free hometown concert whose attendance figures are the stuff of local legend, single "I'll Drink to You" was a minor Billboard Hot 100 hit and a recurrent on the nascent MTV. Duke Jupiter would go on to open up for what felt like every major rock act of the early '80s before splitting in 1986; the list included REO Speedwagon, David Bowie, ZZ Top, Huey Lewis & The News and more. For this brand-new release, Vic Anesini has remastered the album as well as a non-LP B-side from the era, while Rochester-based writer Marcia Greenwood has penned liner notes.